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alabama, florida, law law, florida, texas leads the pack with more than 115,000 signatures by itself to, quote, peacefully grant the state of texas to withdraw from the united states of america and create its own new government. as "the washington post" dana milbank put it in a recent column f obama were serious about being a good steward of the nation's finances, he would let them go. did you hear that? because many of those states are what dana milbank said are government takers, they take more in federal money than they pay in taxes. alabama gets $1.71 from the federal government for every $1 paid in taxes. louisiana gets $1.45 in federal aid for every $1 they pay in taxes. author of "bush's brain," and james braxton peterson associate professor of english at lehigh, and michael steele, former chair of the rnc and a political analyst here at msnbc. gentlemen, this is an extraordinary thing but let's talk about this, professor peterson, recent "daily b.a.s.e." article you talked about using maps in 1859 to america today where states are petitioning to seceed following obama's elect
alabama, florida, law law, florida, texas leads the pack with more than 115,000 signatures by itself to, quote, peacefully grant the state of texas to withdraw from the united states of america and create its own new government. as "the washington post" dana milbank put it in a recent column f obama were serious about being a good steward of the nation's finances, he would let them go. did you hear that? because many of those states are what dana milbank said are government takers,...
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came from nature's god or the laws of nature or the creator. and that if they came from above, then the hand of a king nor the hands of a mob could take it away. >> well said. >> and that is what's so -- that's why they're sacred. >> it's worth reading about. jon, it's worth reading about. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." he once said the whole art of politics was the art of telling the truth. i'll never forget that one. thank you, jon meacham. a great book for the winter, for christmastime. when we return, let me finish with the best first step that president obama should take for a successful second term. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the
came from nature's god or the laws of nature or the creator. and that if they came from above, then the hand of a king nor the hands of a mob could take it away. >> well said. >> and that is what's so -- that's why they're sacred. >> it's worth reading about. jon, it's worth reading about. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." he once said the whole art of politics was the art of telling the truth. i'll never forget that one. thank you, jon...
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say that our rights, yours and mine, individuals, came from above, came from the nature's god or the laws of nature or the creator and that if they came from above, then the hand of a king nor the hands of a mob could take it away. and that is what -- that's why they are sacred and unviolent. and without that -- >> it's worth reading about. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." and he once said the whole art of politics is telling the truth. thank you, jon meacham. a great book for christmastime. >>> when we return, let me >> it's worth reading about. jon, it's worth reading about. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." he once said the whole art of politics was the art of telling the truth. i'll never forget that one. thank you, jon meacham. a great book for the winter, for christmastime. when we return, let me finish with the best first step that president obama should take for a successful second term. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> let me finish with this tonight. i've long believed that the best decision of barac
say that our rights, yours and mine, individuals, came from above, came from the nature's god or the laws of nature or the creator and that if they came from above, then the hand of a king nor the hands of a mob could take it away. and that is what -- that's why they are sacred and unviolent. and without that -- >> it's worth reading about. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." and he once said the whole art of politics is telling the truth. thank you,...
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say that our rights, yours and mine, individuals, came from above, came from the nature's god or the laws of nature or the creator, and that if they came from above, then the hand of a king nor the hands of a mob could take it away. >> well said. >> that is what -- that's why they are sacred and unviolent. and without that -- >> it's worth reading about. john, it's worth reading. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." and he once said the whole art of politics is the art of telling the truthle. i'll never forget that one. thank you, jon meacham. a great book for christmastime. >>> when we return, let me finish with the best first step that president obama should take for successful second term. you're watching "hardball," a place for politics. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy
say that our rights, yours and mine, individuals, came from above, came from the nature's god or the laws of nature or the creator, and that if they came from above, then the hand of a king nor the hands of a mob could take it away. >> well said. >> that is what -- that's why they are sacred and unviolent. and without that -- >> it's worth reading about. john, it's worth reading. the name of the book is "thomas jefferson: the art of power." and he once said the whole...
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laws. let's hear what she said. >> voter photo i.d., obama lost every one of those states. he can't win in a state where photo i.d. is required. so clearly there's something going on out there, and until there's a way to have something done about it, where when you report it, you know it's going to be looked into, the other side just says, oh, well, you're just poor losers and that sort of thing. >> your tone suggests you're a little upset with me. you're preaching to the choir. >> no, we get that. >> i'm with you completely. >> well, get this, president obama lost georgia, indiana, kansas, and tennessee not because of their strict photo i.d. laws but because of their conservative voting majorities obviously. >>> next, a whole new meaning for a campaign in shreds. we're talking literally. the remains of some documents with information about mitt romney's campaign motorcade went through an unlikely disposal process. they became the confetti found by bystanders at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. some parade watchers notified police when they noticed the numbers and other
laws. let's hear what she said. >> voter photo i.d., obama lost every one of those states. he can't win in a state where photo i.d. is required. so clearly there's something going on out there, and until there's a way to have something done about it, where when you report it, you know it's going to be looked into, the other side just says, oh, well, you're just poor losers and that sort of thing. >> your tone suggests you're a little upset with me. you're preaching to the choir....